The Doom Patrol has finally filled up its roster. Matt Bomer has been tapped for the last remaining lead role in the upcoming live-action drama for the DC Universe streaming service.
Bomer will play Negative Man in the series, from Greg Berlanti and Warner Bros TV. The announcement was made by fellow Doom Patrol star Brendan Fraser ahead of the premiere of DC Universe’s Titans at New York Comic-Con.
Bomer will provide the voiceover performance for the character of Negative Man and will appear as Larry Trainor in flashback scenes. Matthew Zuk has also been cast in the role of Negative Man, and he will provide the physical performance of the character on set in full body costume. The scenario is similar to Frasier who provides the voice of Robotman and portrays Cliff Steele in flashback scenes, while Riley Shanahan does the Robotman’s physical performance in costume.
Doom Patrol is a reimagining of one of DC’s strangest group of outcasts: Robotman (Fraser), Negative Man (Bomer), Elasti-Woman (April Bowlby) and Crazy Jane (Diane Guerrero). Led by the mysterious Caulder (Timothy Dalton), they’re called into action by the ultimate hero for the digital age, Cyborg (Joivan Wade). Banding together, these rejects find themselves on a mission that will take them to the weirdest and most unexpected corners of the DC universe.
Bomer, an Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner for the HBO movie The Normal Heart, previously headlined USA Networks’ White Collar and starred in FX’s American Horror Story: Hotel. He was last seen on the Amazon series The Last Tycoon.
